Photography – Camera support – Operator supported
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-14
2005-06-14
Gray, David M. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Camera support
Operator supported
Reexamination Certificate
active
06905264
ABSTRACT:
An image stabilization system for use with a camera by a camera operator. The stabilization system includes a body member having a generally C-shape with a first end at one end of the C-shape and a second end at the other end of the C-shape with a top portion at the first end of the C-shape and a bottom portion at the second end of the C-shape. A monopod, made up of a plurality of elongated sections arranged in a telescopic manner to extend the length of the monopod, is operatively secured to the bottom of the C-shape. An adjustable camera mounting plate is secured to the body member. An elongated handle is secured to the body member by a universal joint for movably securing a first end of the handle member to the body member so that the handle member is movable in all directions. Weights may be secured to the body member to balance a camera on the mounting plate so that the camera is stabilized when the stabilization device is moved in any direction. The handle member may be secured to the body member so that the system can be used as a monopod. The camera can also be mounted to the bottom of the monopod in order to provide stabilized shooting while the camera is moving near the ground and the camera operator observes the action on the screen attached to the top of the stabilization device.
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Gray David M.
Jacobson & Holman PLLC
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